LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Buchanan
Buchanan is the 511th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 64,348 people carried it — about 21.5 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Buchanan are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White74.0%
Black17.1%
Multiracial4.2%
Hispanic3.5%
Asian American0.7%
Native American0.5%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#443
64,665
2000
#471
63,825
2010
#503
66,648
2020
#511
64,348